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National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) Catholic Resource CD

NSYR Resource CD This CBMT provides background information, research links and papers, and four fully developed workshop presentations on the various findings related to the population of Catholic youth and parents studied within the NSYR. The training modules include:

(1) Introduction to the NSYR Presentation (plus an alternate version)
(2) Presentation of Catholic Findings
(3) Implications and Response to the Research

Also included is a bonus presentation, Comparing Findings on Hispanic and White Catholic Youth. All presentations can be adapted for any audience and a trainer's guide is included.

Price: $53.00  ($50.00 plus $3.00 S&H)

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Announcing: A series of online courses for youth ministry leaders

NACYML is sponsoring "OnCourse," an online series of courses and retreats for youth ministry leaders, presented by MTS. Courses are open to members and non-members alike. The first course begins September 22, with registration closing September 15, so check out their website or this flier for more information.

Courses and Retreats for 2008-2009 include:

  • Sacramental Theology and The Practical Reality of Adolescent Confirmation
  • Together Journeying to New Life: an Advent Retreat
  • By What Authority? A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium and the Sense of the Faithful
  • Leadership in Today’s Church: Only the Serious Need Apply (Lenten Retreat)
  • Sharing Faith with Youth - Foundational Strategies for Evangelization and Catechesis

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MTS' Ministry Formation Program is undergoing a format change

This innovative program is being redesigned as a self-directed, distance learning program, offering seven courses that will follow the semester schedule. Students will work one-on-one with a professor, be given all the course materials in advance, and will work to develop a portfolio. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity for ministry formation--addressing all of the national certification standards for youth ministry leaders or catechists--contact Charlotte today.

 

NSYR CoverThe National Study of Youth and Religion--Analysis of the Population of Catholic Teenagers and Their Parents

A Resource Report Produced for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
by Charlotte McCorquodale, Ph.D., Victoria Shepp, M.A., and Leigh Sterten, M.T.S., M.S.A.S.

The National Study of Youth and Religion is a nationally representative telephone survey of 3,370 U.S. English and Spanish speaking teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, and of their parents. This report provides an analysis of the Catholic population within the NSYR study, consisting of 816 cases, and including both teenagers and their parents.

The results of this analysis are a fascinating picture of today's Catholic youth; the implications of those results for youth ministry are even more challenging. (Click on the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry title above to purchase.)

To find out more about bringing one of the authors to your location for workshops on the NSYR, click here. To learn about offering online courses on the NSYR, facilitated by MTS, click here. How can we help you in your ministry? If you don't see it here, let us know!

 

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